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James Thompson Jr. San Francisco 49ers · #96

Defensive Tackle · 6' 6", 308 lbs · Cincinnati, OH

James Thompson Jr. is a Defensive Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, an undrafted signing.

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James Thompson Jr.
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San Francisco 49ers · #96 · Defensive Tackle
James Thompson Jr.
Season avg— · no seasons on record yet
Career avg— · career line pending
Live win probabilitySeason
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Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

James Thompson Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
James Thompson Jr. is a Defensive Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, an undrafted signing.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where James Thompson Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1663 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

James Thompson Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees James Thompson Jr.

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

James Thompson Jr. career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Alfred Collins, Andrew Farmer II.
How his role moves
Primary defensive tackle role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of James Thompson Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

James Thompson Jr.

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James Thompson Jr. is a San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Jr.

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Jr.'s story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
308 lbs
Born
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#96
Background

James Thompson Jr. is from Cincinnati, OH. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive tackle at 6' 6", 308 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Thompson is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

James Thompson Jr. is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 0 tackles across his career.

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense0 career tackles up front.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
FAQ

James Thompson Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about James Thompson Jr., answered.

What position does James Thompson Jr. play?
James Thompson Jr. is a Defensive Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was James Thompson Jr. drafted?
James Thompson Jr. entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has James Thompson Jr. played?
This is his first season on record.
What are James Thompson Jr.'s career stats?
He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
James Thompson Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2026
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Ankle (Out)2026 Wk3 · Ankle (Out)2026 Wk1 · Hamstring (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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